Ilhan Omar Unveils Bill to Redirect $140 Billion From ICE to Communities
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
Ilhan Omar Unveils Bill to Redirect $140 Billion From ICE to Communities
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
Summary
Nearly $140 billion in ICE and Border Patrol funding would be shifted to local recovery efforts under Rep. Ilhan Omar’s newly introduced Make ICE Pay Act, a response to immigration raids including Minnesota’s Operation Metro Surge.
The bill would route the money through HUD for three years, with funds available to states, nonprofits, small businesses and local governments for economic relief, schools, healthcare, psychological services, investigations and memorialization efforts.
Omar said the measure would hold ICE accountable for damage to neighborhoods, cities and businesses, while Republicans and conservative figures quickly attacked it as an effort to defund immigration enforcement and weaken border security.
The proposal faces long odds with Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, after President Donald Trump signed a separate $70 billion measure funding ICE and CBP through 2029.